#standing

These short stories are vast structures existing mostly in the subconscious of our cultural history. They will live with the reader long after the words have been translated into ideas and dreams. That's because a good short story crosses the borders of our nations and our prejudices and our beliefs. A good short story asks a question that can't be answered in simple terms. And even if we come up with some understanding, years later, while glancing out of a window, the story still has the potential to return, to alter right there in our mind and change everything. ↗

— Walter Mosley

#reading #short-story #understanding #change

We now understand that higher-level thinking is more likely to occur in the brain of a student who is emotionally secure than in the brain of a student who is scared, upset, anxious, or stressed. ↗

— Mawhinney and Sagan

#emotions #learning #stress #teaching #understanding

Growing up, if I hadn't had sports, I don't know where I'd be. God only knows what street corners I'd have been standing on and God only knows what I'd have been doing, but instead I played hockey and went to school and stayed out of trouble. ↗

— Bobby Orr

#corners #doing #god #growing #growing up

If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing. ↗

— Mary Frances Berry

#bus #down #had #montgomery #parks

Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors that they are ready to repeat their lessons as often as we please. ↗

— Robert Chambers

#always #books #counselors #disinterested #hand

But I deal with this meditating and by understanding I've been put on the planet to serve humanity. I have to remind myself to live simply and not to overindulge, which is a constant battle in a material world. ↗

— Sandra Cisneros

#been #constant #deal #humanity #i

Cooking is not difficult. Everyone has taste, even if they don't realize it. Even if you're not a great chef, there's nothing to stop you understanding the difference between what tastes good and what doesn't. ↗

— Gerard Depardieu

#chef #cooking #difference #difficult #even

The Blair government has lowered the standing of politics and politicians in our country. ↗

— Kenneth Clarke

#country #government #lowered #our #politicians

Television is more interesting than people. If it were not we should have people standing in the corner of our room. ↗

— Alan Coren

#interesting #more #our #people #room

It states, History should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future. It also suggests that this celebration of the end of slavery is an important and enriching part of the history and heritage of the United States. ↗

— Mark Foley

#celebration #challenges #end #enriching #future